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Gratin vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between gratin and milk

  • Gratin has more copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, iron, potassium, and fiber; however, milk is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin D.
  • Gratin covers your daily saturated fat needs 21% more than milk.
  • Milk has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Gratin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164%
Contains more IronIron +2033.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%
~equal in Calcium ~125mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Gratin
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Milk
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +967.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +370.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~58µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.361mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Saturated fat 4.733g 0.633g 19%
Sodium 433mg 44mg 17%
Copper 0.16mg 0.01mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.037mg 11%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 0mg 11%
Fats 7.59g 0.97g 10%
Iron 0.64mg 0.03mg 8%
Potassium 396mg 150mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.003mg 7%
Cholesterol 23mg 5mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 0.093mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 0.277g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.185mg 5%
Calories 132kcal 42kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.02mg 4%
Phosphorus 113mg 95mg 3%
Protein 5.06g 3.37g 3%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Carbs 11.27g 4.99g 2%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.42mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 11mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 0.035g 2%
Folate 11µg 5µg 2%
Selenium 2.7µg 3.3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.361mg 1%
Calcium 119mg 125mg 1%
Vitamin A 64µg 58µg 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.1%
Contains more FatsFats +682.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.9%
Contains more OtherOther +177.3%
Contains more WaterWater +21.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gratin
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +675.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +688.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/nutrients
  2. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.